The online depth charts are notoriously terrible so I’m very open to fan feedback but here is what I’ve got for the opening day depth charts in the NBA
Note that I kept it as 1-5 and Starters/Bench/Depth for easy formatting purposes which means some teams may not fall nicely into their correct positions and of course not all teams run a 10 man rotation, so don’t get too hung up on that part. Just trying to get a sense of the players that will get minutes vs those that will only play due to injuries.
Lastly, players in red are expected to be out for an extended period of time (potentially weeks, not days) but I tried to keep them in the spots they would be if everyone was healthy or not suspended.
On the Kings, I think JaVale passed Len as the backup. I also think Lyles gets the nod as the primary backup 4 (he should be in our main 8 man rotation) and Vezenkov as a 3 – Duarte is more of a 2/3 anyway.
Duarte might start, he is ahead of Sasha for those backup 3 minutes as well. I don’t think we will see a ton of Sasha as he seems to have concrete feet based on the preseason. It will lead to struggles for him defensively which will lead to him not playing. Same reason Mike is saying Duarte may start over Huerter. The team and staff is prioritizing defense improvement this year